I'M 18 and I've slept with four girls so far. My penis
looked normal before I had sex, but now I've noticed white spots.

I've seen many girls with these spots on their nipples and
none has ever said anything about it, but I wonder if there's any
connection.

The girls I've been with haven't complained about my
spots but it's shattered my self-confidence. What are they and how
I can get rid of them?

THAT'S quite a bright observation, noticing white spots on
your penis and on girls' breasts, because they're the same
thing - sebaceous (grease) glands working overtime because of sex
hormones - testosterone in men, progesterone in women. If it's any
comfort to you, most, if not all, penises have the white spots you
describe in some degree.

People can get pimples, blemishes and whiteheads wherever
there's skin, including the skin on the penis. Allergic reactions,
local infections and sexually-transmitted diseases such as genital warts
can all cause spots on the penis. In men who haven't been sexually
active, they may be due to folliculitis (inflammation around hair
follicles).

In general, nothing is done about them - they're left alone.
They're rarely as unsightly as their owner thinks they are. As a
precaution, however, get checked out at a genito-urinary clinic to rule
out the possibility of an STD.

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